Having one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood(心情) will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster—often within a day or two.
Walk it off
Exercise is the most popular bad ­mood buster. A person who's in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten­-minute walk, or doing some quick exercises can do wonders towards changing the bad mood.
Tune it out
Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tension go away quickly, because music starts connection with past positive experiences we've had.
Give yourself a paper talk
Stop and listen to what's on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper, the pessimistic(悲觀的) messages you've been giving yourself, and then give optimistic answers. (“I still don't have a job.” vs “I have two interviews next week.”)
Reduce your stress
Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood­lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing(想像), all of which sound complicated(復雜的) but aren't. One easy way to visualize: close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to distress is to make a to­do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas,  you realize you're not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life.
Avoid things that won't improve your mood
TV may not help much: you need to increase your energy level and stimulate(刺激) your mind—something that the TV show “Neighbors” won't do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta(面食), produce calming effects in people who have a desire for them.
小題1:Which of the following may help us stop a bad mood?

A．Doing nothing about it

B．Exercising and enjoying music.

C．Writing down negative thoughts

D．Talking about it with neighbors.

小題2:Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?

A．It helps remove bad mood.

B．It brings us a new technique.

C．It is not complicated to do so.

D．It is an area to be easily controlled.

小題3:TV may not improve your mood because it ________.

A．shows what happens around you	B．does not energize you
C．reminds you of eating and drinking	D．produces a calming effect

小題4:Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．Energy Level and Stress	B．How to Beat a Bad Mood
C．Bad Mood and Our Life	D．How to Control Your Feeling

Women who own cats are more likely to have mental health problems and kill themselves because they can be infected by a common parasite that can be caught from cat litter, a study has found.
Researchers found women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite(剛地弓形蟲), which is spread through contact with cat waste or eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, are at increased risk of attempting suicide.
The study involved more than 45,000 women in Denmark. About a third of the world’s population is infected with the parasite, which hides in cells in the brain and muscles, often without producing symptoms.
The infection, which is called toxoplasmosis(弓形蟲病), has been linked to mental illness, such as schizophrenia(精神分裂癥), and changes in behavior.
The study’s senior author Doctor Teodor Postolache, an associate professor of psychiatry(精神病學) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the United States, said, “We can’t say with certainty that T. gondii caused the women to try to kill themselves, but we did find a predictive association between the infection and suicide attempts later in life that deserves additional studies.”
Doctor Albert Reece, vice president of medical affairs at the University of Maryland, said, “T. gondii infection is a major public health problem around the world, and many people don’t realize they’re infected.
“Dr Postolache is a leading expert on suicide neuroimmunology(神經免疫學). Suicide is a critically important mental health issue. About one million people commit suicide and another 10 million attempt suicide worldwide each year. We hope that this type of research will one day help us find ways to save many lives that now end too early in suicide.”
Dr. Postolache’s research team at the University of Maryland was the first to report a connection between T. gondii and suicidal behavior in 2009. He is cooperating with researchers in Denmark, Germany and Sweden to confirm and investigate the way leading to this association.
The T. gondii parasite thrives in the intestines of cats, and it is spread through their waste. All warm-blooded animals can become infected through contact with it. Humans can become infected by changing their infected cats’ litter boxes, eating unwashed vegetables, drinking water from a polluted source, or by eating undercooked or raw meat.
Not washing kitchen knives after preparing raw meat before handling another food item also can lead to infection. Pregnant women can pass the parasite directly to their unborn babies and are advised not to change cat litter boxes to avoid possible infection.
Babies don’t produce antibodies to T. gondii for three months after they are born, so the antibodies present in their blood represented infection in the mothers. The scientists studied Danish health patients to determine if any of these women later attempted suicide, including cases of violent suicide attempts which may have involved guns, sharp instruments and jumping from high places.
The study found that women infected with T. gondii were one and a half times more likely to attempt suicide compared to those who were not infected, and the risk seemed to rise with increasing levels of the T. gondii antibodies.
Dr Postolache noted limitations to the study, such as the inability to determine the cause of the suicidal behavior.
The findings were published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
小題1:The objects of the research are women from _____.

A．Demark

B．the USA

C．Germany

D．Sweden

小題2:The common way which is more likely to be infected with the disease is _____.

A．to eat unwashed vegetables or undercooked meat

B．to clean a place where a cat once lived for a time

C．to pass the infection to her unborn baby during a woman’s pregnancy

D．to reuse kitchen tools which have been used to cut raw meat

小題3:What is the consequence if a woman is infected with the parasite in the passage?

A．Having a high fever.	B．Doing deliberate self-harm.
C．Keeping a depressed mood.	D．Becoming bad tempered.

53.
小題4: What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Women have a higher risk to be infected by the parasite than men.

B．The result of the research may help the scientists to find ways to stop suicide in advance.

C．The scientists will continue their research into the possible connection.

D．The risk of being infected seems to rise with the decreasing levels of the antibodies.

小題5:Which of the following statements would probably be the best title of the passage?

A．Why are women more likely to commit suicide?

B．Women should keep away from cats.

C．Ways found to deal with women’s mental problems.

D．Are women who own cats at a suicide risk?

Cancer researchers urged people on Wednesday to take more vitamin D to lower risk of cancer， saying studies showed a clear link. "Our suggestion is for people to increase their intake， through diet or a vitamin supplement，" Dr. Cedric Garland said in a telephone interview.
Garland's research team reviewed 63 studies， including several large long-term ones， on the relationship between vitamin D and certain types of cancer worldwide between 1966 and 2004. "There's nothing that has this ability to prevent cancer，" he said， urging governments and public health officials to do more to fortify foods with vitamin D.Garland is part of a University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center team that published its findings this week online in the American Journal of Public Health.    Vitamin D is found in milk， as well as in some fortified orange juice， yogurt and cheeses， usually at around 100 international units （IU） a serving. People might want to consider a vitamin supplement to raise their intake to 1000 IUs per day， Garland said， adding that it was well within the safety guidelines established by the National Academy of Sciences.
The authors said that taking more vitamin D could be especially important for people living in northern areas， which receive less vitamin D from sunshine.
African Americans， who don't produce as much of the vitamin because of their skin colour， could also benefit significantly from a higher intake， the authors said.
小題1: According to the passage， people are advised to take more Vitamin D because_________.

A．it is nutritious

B．it can‘t harm people’s health

C．it is not taken enough every day

D．it can lower cancer risk

小題2: Which of the following can not help people get more Vitamin D？

A．Have more meat	B．Have some sunshine
C．Have a vitamin supplement	D．Have more fortified cheese

小題3:Who can Garland probably be？

A．A scientist	B．A health researcher
C．A doctor	D．A public health official

小題4:Which of the following food can lower people‘s chance of getting cancer？

A．Fortified orange juice	B．Milk
C．Fortified yogurt	D．All of the above

小題5:People from which area should take more Vitamin D according to the passage？

A．Asian people	B．American people
C．European people	D．African people

How often do you sit still and do absolutely nothing? The usual answer these days is“never” or “hardly ever”. As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life. There is no way to avoid it, since it takes many and varied forms-driving in traffic, problems with personal relationships are all different forms of stress. Stress, in fact, is not the “baddy” it is often reputed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make a choice between “fight” or “fright” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life and death. The crisis we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. All the energy is shifted to cope with the stress. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress.
Stress in some people produces stomach disorders, while others experience tension headaches. Since we cannot remove stress from our 1ives, We need to find ways to cope with it.
小題1:People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because      .

A．they are working harder than they used to

B．they are often too busy to find the time

C．they are not clear of how to relax by themselves

D．they are suffering from the effects of stress

小題2:What is implied but not stated in the passage?

A．The art of relaxation can greatly help people bear stress.

B．People in primitive days know certain ways to deal with stress.

C．If one gets into the habit of relaxing every day he can overcome stress easily.

D．Stress can lead to serious health problem if one is exposed to it for too long.

小題3:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 suggests that      .

A．stress is not always a bad thing for people

B．stress has a bad reputation of causing ill health

C．stress is not so terrible as people often believe it to be

D．stress is always harmful to people all the time

小題4:According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．Relaxation in life only benefits us mentally.

B．Different people can stand different amounts of stress.

C．All the stress can lead to poor performance.

D．Large amounts of stress is important to people's lire.

小題5:What is the writer's attitude to stress according to the passage?

A．Stress as well as relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.

B．Stress should not be rid completely from the life.

C．Stress produces both positive and negative effects on people.

D．People usually work better under stress if they are healthy.

C.O.P.D(慢性障礙性肺病) blocks air flow through the lungs. It makes breathing difficult. The leading cause of C.O.P.D. is cigarette smoking. Experts at the National Institutes of Health in the United States say there is no cure to the damage to the lungs.
Dawn Demeo is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She said, “By 2020, C.O.P.D. may be the third leading cause of death across the world.”
C.O.P.D. is a new name for emphysema（肺氣腫） and chronic bronchitis（慢性支氣管炎）. These are the two most common forms of the disease. Many people with C.O.P.D. have both of them. And Doctor Demeo says more women than men now die from the disease.
She is the lead author of a study by a team from Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Bergen in Norway. The new study adds to findings that women may be more at risk than men from the damaging effects of smoking.
The team examined results from a Norwegian study of 954 people with C.O.P.D. Inga-Cecilie Soerheim co-wrote the team’s findings. Doctor Soerheim says they show that women suffered the same level of C.O.P.D.as men. But the female smokers were younger and had smoked a lot less.
The team also looked at two groups among the people in the study. These were people under the age of 60 and those who had smoked for less than 20 years. In both cases, women had more serious C.O.P.D. and a greater loss of lung function (功能）than men.
小題1:Which of the following statements about C.O.P.D is NOT true ______.
A. Cigarette smoking is likely to cause C.O.P.D.
B. C.O.P.D. makes it hard for a person to breathe
C. C.O.P.D will be one of the most life-threatening diseases.
D. Many people with C.O.P.D. have either emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
小題2:It can be known from the study that_____.
A. female smokers die faster than male ones.  
B. women are more likely to suffer from the damaging effects of smoking than men.
C. women who suffer the same level of C.O.P.D as men were older and weaker.
D. in the group of people under the age of 60, men suffered more from C.O.P.D than women.
小題3:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A .Smoking Kills
B. Smoking Triggers Diseases
C. The Leading Causes of C.O.P.D.
D. Women Suffers More from C.O.P.D. than Men  
小題4:In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A．Science

B．Health report

C．Education

D．Business report

New research suggests that speaking more than one language may delay different kinds of dementia(癡呆), that is the loss of mental ability. In fact, researchers say, speaking two languages appears to be more important than the level of education in defending against dementias.
A study in India examined the effect of knowing more than one language in delaying the first signs of several dementias. Researchers studied nearly 650 people whose average age was 66. 240 of those studied suffered from Alzheimer's, the most common form of mental decline(下降). 391 of the subjects spoke two or more languages. Researchers found the dementias began about four-and-a-half years later in those who spoke two languages compared to those who spoke only one language. The level of education had no effect on the age at the first sign of dementia.
Thomas Bak, from the Center of Cognitive Aging at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who helped to organize the study, suggests that individuals who speak more than one language train their brains by moving back and forth between different words and expressions. He also believes this effort improves what scientists called executive(執(zhí)行的) functioning, which often weakens in people with dementias. He states that researchers found there was no extra gain in speaking more than two languages.
Mr Bak says it does not appear important whether you learn another language at a young age or later in life. It's not something that “you missed the boat when you do not do it as a baby.” It is something that is still quite useful and powerful when you do it as an adult.
小題1:The finding of the study is that________.

A．learning more than one language can cure dementias

B．speaking two languages may delay kinds of dementias

C．the level of education matters in defending against dementias

D．people who suffer from dementias will lose mental ability

小題2:The underlined word “subjects” refers to________.

A．people who were studied in the study

B．notices that were put on about the study

C．questions that were asked in the study

D．methods that were used in the study

小題3:According to Mr Bak, ________.

A．the more languages one speaks, the less chance of getting dementias

B．people’s executive functioning often strengthens with age

C．when you learn one more language makes no difference

D．it is much easier to learn one more language at a young age

小題4:This passage may probably be seen in________.

A．a research plan	B．a health magazine
C．a book review	D．a business magazine

You might think I'd have little in common with a camel, but we do share one useful skill: both of us can go for a very long time without water. Usually I start my day with a cup of tea, and then I might have a glass of water with my lunch and one with dinner, that's about a liter of liquid in 24 hours. It feels like plenty, but apparently it's not nearly enough.
After years of suffering headaches and poor digestion I spoke to a neurologist about my regular headaches and a nutritionist about my poor digestion, and both told me I should be drinking up to three liters of liquid a day for my body to function at its best. I decided to conduct an experiment. What would happen if I drank the recommended amount every day for a month?
The photograph of me taken the day I started this trial demonstrates(展示）perfectly and rather frighteningly what a lack of hydration does to a face. I am 42, but have to admit I look more like 52 in this picture, which is shocking. There are dark shadows under and around my eyes, which make me look exhausted, a profusion of wrinkles and strange reddish blotches, and my skin lacks any luster（光澤）. It looks dead. Even my lips look shriveled（枯萎的）. This is all classic evidence of poor hydration, apparently.
Every system and function in our body depends on water. It flushes toxins from the vital organs, carries nutrients to cells, provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues, and eliminates waste.
Not drinking enough means all these functions becomes damaged. So I decided to see how I would look and feel if I drank three liters of water every day for 28 days. The results were astonishing.
小題1:Which statement is Not True according to Paragraph 1?

A．The author drinks about a liter of liquid every day.

B．The author has something in common with a camel.

C．The author thinks she drinks enough water every day.

D．The author actually has plenty of water in her daily life.

小題2:Why did the author decide to drink the recommended amount of water?

A．Because she was very fond of doing experiments.

B．Because she was informed of the importance of drinking enough water.

C．Because her doctors forced her to do it.

D．Because she wanted to be cured of her stomachache.

小題3:The author’s lack of hydration caused the following physical responses Except_______.

A．shriveled lips

B．enough luster of her skin

C．dark shadows around her eyes

D．wrinkles and blotches on her face

小題4:According to the passage, the author most probably tends to tell us_________.

A．the more water one drinks, the healthier he is

B．drinking water makes ladies look younger

C．drinking enough water is key to one’s health

D．it’s necessary to follow specialists instructions

小題5:What will be probably written in the next paragraph?

A．The author gave up the experiment.

B．The author had his health greatly improved.

C．The author suffered a lot from the experiment.

D．The author felt very disappointed at the result.

Nuclear power’s danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation.
Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human senses. It can’t be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can’t detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can’t sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.
At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being immediately by killing masses of cells in vital organs. But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no levels of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be serious. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed immediately. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.
This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the victim being aware at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated（輻射）and feel fine, then die for cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.     
Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.         
小題1:Which of the following statements is true?                   

A．Nuclear radiation is just like common radio waves.

B．Nuclear radiation can cause cancer to human beings.

C．Nuclear radiation can be detected by human senses.

D．Nuclear radiation can be safe to human beings if its level is low.

小題2:How can nuclear radiation kill an animal?                    

A．By damaging its heart.	B．By killing a few cells.
C．By hitting any place in its body.	D．By killing many cells in important organs.

小題3: If a human being is hit by nuclear radiation, he may _______.

A．die of cancer after many years	B．die immediately
C．have a child who may be born weak	D．all of the above

Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have but one cannot take good health for granted .It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape, eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.
Proper nutrition  is  important for good  health.  Your body cannot work well unless  it receives the proper kind“fuel"．Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat, Eat plenty of foods high in protein, like meat fish eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals.  However  don't overeat It is not helpful to be overweight
Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important.  If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result In a change of personality（人的個性)．Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each ,If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed ,and  your mind will be sharp．
Finally, get plenty of exercise Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining  weight  It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span（壽命)．An kind of exercise is good. Most sports excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.
If everybody were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.
小題1:In order to keep good health______.

A．we should eat a lot of sweets

B．one needs a large amount of fat

C．we must try to sleep now and then

D．people should eat according to the foods nutrition

小題2:Eating more and sleeping less_______.

A． can keep healthy	B． is no good for you
C． gets you more energy	D． will keep your personality

小題3:The writer explains ________in the 4th paragraph.

A． how to eat	B． what to eat
C． how to keep healthy	D． the importance of doing exercise

小題4:The title for the article should be“_______".

A． Eating and Exercising	B． How Vitamins Work in Man's Body
C． Staying Healthy	D． Sleeping Well

“If music is the medicine of the soul(靈魂), let it play on,” said a famous person. I think he said so because probably he got some help from music. Music has some strange abilities. Medical scientists have found that a person that feels stressed can actually listen to some kind of music and become well.
The researchers said that since stress comes as a result of life events such as starting a new family, starting a new business, and starting a new job, one can actually listen to good music and feel good because good music touches the human mind in a positive way. Music helps you to forget the life events that make you worried and remember the important events that once happened in your life.
Depression(抑郁) is a disease cause by stress, smoking, social problems and so on. Depression is also caused by problems such as failure in business. Depression may bring us weakness, headache, and loss of concentration. Good music makes one remember happy moments or good days. If you play music about love, it makes you feel like falling in love again though you may have had several upset experiences. And such good feeling make you healthy.
Anxiety(焦慮) is another health problem that can be controlled by music. Anxiety is a side effect of some major health problems such as cancer of the liver and cancer of the breast. Good music makes you feel relaxed and removes the pains from these diseases and you feel all right.
Good music can send you to sleep. And you need to know that sleep puts your body in a healthy condition. Sleep takes away the effects of stress, depression and anxiety from a person.
小題1:According to the famous person in Paragraph 1, music can___________.

A．treat many kinds of diseases

B．help you keep healthy in your mind

C．take the place of medicine in treating illness

D．make you remember things happened in the past

小題2:Good music helps people remove stress mainly by _________.

A．letting people have a good sleep

B．making people think positively

C．showing something new to people

D．making people focus only on important things

小題3:Which of the following is NOT a reason for depression mentioned in the passage?

A．Stress

B．Smoking

C．Failure in business

D．Loss of concentration

小題4:According to the passage, one who has cancer will most probably experience __________.

A．stress

B．depression

C．anxiety

D．upset

小題5:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．The health benefits of listening to music

B．Stress can bring us many kinds of diseases

C．Some diseases have something to do with music

D．Tips for us to live a healthy and comfortable life